flex
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang's defence ministry said it would consider "countermeasures" against US "nuclear muscle flexing", a separate report said Thursday.
From Barron's
The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.
From Barron's
Others, such as Elon Musk, talk about producing children as both necessary to offset declining population growth and a flex to colonize the galaxy with one’s descendants.
That’s notable because it’s the first flex of the season, which is an unusually low number.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2008, researchers argued that this pronounced flexing could only occur if a large ocean existed beneath Titan's crust.
From Science Daily
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